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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8M Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF8M steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
60.3 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040